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UPDATE: Accused Danziger Bridge Officers Denied Bail
ABC26 NewsA federal magistrate has denied bond for three police officers charged in the killing of two unarmed residents on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina. U.S. Magistrate Louis Moore Jr. on Friday ordered Sgts. RobertGisevius and Kenneth Bowen and...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Texas
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New Orleans judge to handle most Gulf spill suits
ABC26 NewsA federal judge in New Orleans was picked Tuesday to preside over more than 300 lawsuits filed against BP PLC and other companies over the Gulf oil spill, in a move that should please many of the plaintiffs' lawyers and their clients. The U.S. Judicial...Tags: Idaho, Energy Resources, Environmental Pollution, Louisiana, Disasters
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In La., signs of regrowth seen in oiled marshes
ABC26 NewsShoots of marsh grass and bushes of mangrove trees already are starting to grow back in the bay where just months ago photographers shot startling images of dying pelicans coated in oil from the massive Gulf oil spill. More than a dozen scientists...Tags: Salt, Environmental Pollution, Louisiana, Disasters, Water Pollution
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UPDATE: Thomas Hartwell Located
ABC26 NewsABC26 News spoke with the mother of Thomas Hartwell who said her son was found on December 28th in Mexico. She says there was foul play involved. Originally, the New Orleans Police Department was asking for the public's help in locating him. Hartwell was...Tags: Texas, WGNO
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22 New Orleans-area Residents Charged with Katrina Fraud
ABC26 News22 individuals are facing federal felony charges via grand jury indictments or bills of information as a result of alleged Katrina fraud offenses, announced United States Attorney Jim Letten, joined by David Welker, FBI Special Agent in Charge New Orleans...Tags: Electronics, Disasters, Small Businesses, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers
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Bromwich To Hold Community Forums On Gulf Spill
ABC26 NewsThe head of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement will hold forums in Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana this month and get briefed on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and deepwater drilling. Michael R. Bromwich, the agency's...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Environmental Pollution, Louisiana, Disasters, Water Pollution
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Defendants Sentenced In Federal Court For Roles In 50 Kilo Cocaine Seizure
ABC26 NewsCARLOS ROBLES, age 31, and PAUL AGUIRRE, age 31, both residents of the Houston, Texas, area, were sentenced to more than 11 years and 20 years of imprisonment respectively for their roles in a drug conspiracy that involved traffic multiple kilograms of...Tags: Louisiana, Andrew Williams, Punishment, Marlo Thomas, Prisons
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Slidell Man Booked with Attempted Rape
ABC26 NewsA Slidell area man has been arrested in Houston, TX after attempting to rape his ex-girlfriend last week in her Slidell home. The case began last Tuesday evening and involves a joint effort between the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, the F.B.I., the...Tags: FBI, Louisiana, Harris County, Rape, Texas
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Houston Man Sentenced To Over 6 Years In Prison For Federal Gun Violation
Kentrell Washington, age 27, a resident of Houston, was sentenced today in federal court by U. S. District Judge Sarah S. Vance to over six years (77 months) in prison for illegally possessing a firearm in New Orleans, announced U. S. Attorney Jim Letten....Tags: Defense, Louisiana, Punishment, Prisons, Firearms
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La. Judge Revokes Bond In Trooper Shooting
ABC26 NewsA Louisiana judge has revoked a $1 million bond set for a 21-year-old Texas man accused of shooting a state trooper July 3. Judge Alvin Batiste ordered 21-year-old Robert Daniel Armendariz of El Paso to be held in jail without bond pending trial on a...Tags: Louisiana, Murder, El Paso, Nevada, Health
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Pedro Duran is Behind Bars
Monday's Wheel of Justice guy Pedro Duran was caught today in Houston, TX. Here's the story: Sheriff Newell Normand reports, earlier this afternoon one of the suspects wanted in connection with the quadruple Homicide at 6109 Fourth Street on October...Tags: Police Arrests, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Harris County, Murder
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Valero, St. Charles to Shut Down
Valero has decided to begin the sequential shutdown process and evacuation of its St. Charles refinery in Louisiana due to Hurricane Gustav. Our Port Arthur, Texas City and Houston refineries are currently operating at reduced rates, and we will make...Tags: Louisiana, Valero LP, Texas, Politics, Local Government
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